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This article reports on John Wilson and Marc Musick's study of female volunteerism. Using the NLS Young Women and Mature Women studies, they find that younger women volunteer more, despite a larger proportion of them working outside the home.

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[excerpted from news article] The "dumb blonde" stereotype is simply wrong, according to a new national study of young baby boomers. The study of 10,878 Americans found that white women who said their natural hair color was blonde had an average IQ score within 3 points of women with brown, red and black hair. [Based on research by Zagorsky, Jay L. "Are Blondes Really Dumb?" Economics Bulletin 36,1 (2016): 401-410]

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This article reports on Elizabeth Menaghan's study of working wives. Using NLSY79 data, she finds that a wife's job "can help compensate for a husband's occupational difficulties," however it also "can increase conflict when her husband is heavily involved and relatively successful at his job. In this case, a husband may view his wife's job as less necessary and prefer that she stay at home."

Master Minds: Ohioans' Research May One Day Change The World
Plain Dealer, September 3, 1995; Pg. 8
Cohort(s):
Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher:
Plain Dealer Publishing Co.Keyword(s):
Child Development; Maternal Employment

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This article reports on Parcel and Menaghan's study "Parents' Jobs and Children's Lives," which analyzes the effect of parental employment on child development. The study, which utilizes NLSY79 and Children of the NLSY79 data, found that "a combination of wage level, work hours and job complexity is what determines whether children are helped or hindered by their parents' occupations." Also, the researchers discovered that a mother staying at home only benefits her child if the job she returns to is of a low-skill level. Mothers who stay home during the first three years but then return to a challenging job were found to have children suffering from more adverse effects.

Bibliography Citation

Jack, Carolyn. "Master Minds: Ohioans' Research May One Day Change The World." Plain Dealer, September 3, 1995; Pg. 8.

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This article discusses the National Longitudinal Survey, its users, its history, and its role in Murray and Herrnstein's "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life." Professor Randy Olsen of the Center for Human Resources Research, the organization that collects NLS data, is interviewed.

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This article reports on Jay Zagorsky's study of NLSY data which indicated that the "typical" allowance of allowance receiving teens is $50 per week. The article buttresses Zogorsky's findings with quotes from Cleveland area teens.